TNAG-0640-FCO40-788-Visits-of-nuclear-powered-merchant-ships-to-Hong-Kong-1988 — Page 61

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Usual Courtesies7

and has the honour to state that there would be

no objections to the visit of the German nuclear

ship "OTTO HAHN" on the following conditions :

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(a) the operational orders proposed by

HMS TAMAR to the G K S S representative

on 7 February 1977 would be followed in

all particulars, especially the

requirement for tugs to be standing by

to tow the ship out to sea in the case

of emergency;

(b) the terms of the exchange of Notes

between H B M Embassy, Bonn and the

Federal German Foreign Ministry in

October 1976 would apply to the visit

of the "OTTO HAHN" to Hong Kong,

in

case of any claims arising from the

visit;

(c) G KSS would guarantee to repay the

Hong Kong Government for any expenses

which might be incurred if, in the event

of an accident, it were necessary for

a monitoring team to fly out to Hong

Kong from the UK; and

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